What is OurSurfing.com?
OurSurfing.com is a website that will be set as your default homepage and search engine. This modification occurs when you get infected with a browser hijacker. Browser hijackers enter your system bundled with freeware, so you need to be careful about what kind of programs you download from various websites. It is in your best interests to remove OurSurfing.com from your browser and your computer because browser hijackers can often lead to serious computer infections, and any computer users would like to avoid that. Please scroll down to the bottom of this description for manual removal instructions.
100% FREE spyware scan and
tested removal of OurSurfing.com*
Where does OurSurfing.com come from?
As mentioned above, OurSurfing.com might arrive at your computer bundled with freeware. This means that whenever you access file sharing or torrent websites you need to be careful about what you click and what files or programs you download. It is quite often that third-party installers are distributing third-party apps that are useless and even potentially dangerous. Consequently, users need to remove more than just one unwanted application, and it is extremely tedious.
As far as the origins of this browser hijacker are concerned, our research shows that the OurSurfing.com website is practically identical to OurSearching.com. Both websites are related to Elex Technology Co. Ltd, and this program is known for developing such suspicious products as Yet Another Cleaner and even the V9 browser hijacker.
What does OurSurfing.com do?
To put it simply, the OurSurfing.com website itself does not do anything unless you allow it to expose you to potentially corrupted pages. With the browser hijacker on your system, you can expect the infection to track your web browsing habits, as OurSurfing.com needs to know your preferences so that it could display customized commercial advertisements.
What’s more, apart from this apparent security breach, OurSurfing.com also cannot provide you with reliable search service because it utilizes Yahoo! Search engine. Consequently, all the search results that you access through OurSurfing.com will definitely be customized to display various commercial offers based on your browsing history.
Technically, this kind of behavior is more annoying than dangerous, but the problem is that OurSurfing.com can be exploited by cyber criminals. This browser hijacker thrives on advertising because when you click an ad displaying on this page, the hijacker’s creators are paid a particular sum of money. It wouldn’t be such a bad thing if the ads were reliable, but they might as well redirect you to corrupted sites that distribute malware, so there is no time to waste: remove OurSurfing.com right now and save yourself the trouble of getting infected with malware.
How do I remove OurSurfing.com?
You can delete OurSurfing.com from your browser by changing your browser settings manually, but there might also be more unwanted programs on your system, so you should scan the PC with the SpyHunter free scanner to determine what programs you must remove. Take note that the instructions below cover only general browser settings, and you should take care of your computer’s security yourself.
Restore Your Browser Settings
Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+T and go to Manage add-ons.
- Click Search providers on the left pane.
- Set a new default search engine and remove OurSurfing.com.
- Press Alt+T once more and go to Internet options.
- Open the General tab and change your homepage address. Press OK.
Mozilla Firefox
- Click the search engine icon on the left of the search box.
- Select Change Search Settings and Choose your default search engine.
- Un-tick OurSurfing.com on the list and click OK.
- Press Alt+T and go to Options.
- Change your homepage address under General tab and click OK.
Google Chrome
- Press Alt+F and go to Settings.
- Select Open a specific page or set of pages under On Startup.
- Click Set pages and change your homepage address. Press OK.
- Select Manage search engines under Search.
- Set a new default search engine, remove OurSurfing.com and click Done.
100% FREE spyware scan and
tested removal of OurSurfing.com*
0 Comments.